Wireless keeps dropping out

[xwb]

I'm using a laptop with a Belkin Wireless G PCMCIA card. It was OK until about a month ago. Now it only stays up for about 5 minutes and then disconnects. The card is also relatively warm - is this normal? I hardly touch wireless cards when they are working.

This is on a Linux system so no point going to the Belkin site. The drivers are up to date as far as I can tell. All other wireless devices are fine so it is not the router. They are a mix of Ns and Gs.

The machine is in the same room as the router, about 3m away.

 

[goombawaho]

Well, since you can't update the driver via the manufacturer's web site, you're stuck there. It could just be that the card is expiring.

Try a bootable Linux CD (TAILS or whatever) and see if it will connect and stay connected in a different operating system. If so, it's NOT the card. Same symptom - replace the card!!

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[xwb]

Guess the card has expired - got another card from my pile of cards (got two more) and it works fine. The old card is now in the recycle pile including 4 laptops and 1 desktop which I will take to the tip one day. It is just velleity.